Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
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Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
After this confluence in like sort, it is not long yer the Moule take
in another from by north, which commeth from about Mesham on the one
side, and another on the other side, running by Ocleie and Capell, and
whereinto also a branch or rill commeth from a wood on the northwest
part. Finallie, being thus increased with these manie rilles, it goeth
by east Becheworth, west Becheworth, and ouer against the Swalow on
the side of Drake hill, taking in another that c[=o]meth thither from
Wootton by Darking and Milton, it runneth to Mickleham, Letherhed,
Stoke, Cobham, Ashire parke, east Moulseie, and so into the Thames,
which after this coniunction goeth on to Kingston, and there also
méeteth with another becke, rising at Ewell south of Nonsuch. Certes,
this rill goeth from Ewell by the old parke, then to Mauldon, & so to
Kingston towne. The Thames in like maner being past Kingston, goeth to
Tuddington, Petersham, Twickenham, Richmond, and Shene, where it
receiueth a water on the northwest side, which comming from about
Harrow on the hill, and by west of the same, goeth by Haies,
Harlington, Felthan, and Thistleworth into the Thames.
The next fall of water is at Sion, néere vnto new Brainford, so that
[Sidenote: Brane.]
it issueth into the Thames betwéen them both. This water is called
Brane, that is in the Brittish toong (as Leland saith) a frog. It
riseth about Edgeworth, and commeth from thence by Kingesburie,
Twiford, Periuall, Hanwell, and Austerleie. Thence we followed our
riuer to old Brentford, Mortlach, Cheswijc, Barnelmes, Fulham, and
Putneie, beneath which townes it crossed a becke from Wandlesworth,
that riseth at Woodmans turne, and going by Easthalton, méeteth
another comming from Croidon by Bedington, and so going on to Mitcham,
Marton abbeie, and Wandlesworth, it is not long yer it fall into the
[Sidenote: Mariburne.]
Thames. Next vnto this is Mariburne rill on the other side, which
commeth in by S. Iames, so that by this time we haue either brought
the Thames, or the Thames conueied vs to London, where we rested for a
season to take view of the seuerall tides there, of which each one
differeth from other, by foure & twentie minuts, that is fortie eight
in a whole daie, as I haue noted before, except the wether alter them.
Being past London, and in the waie toward the sea: the first water
that it méeteth withall, is the Brome on Kent side, west of
[Sidenote: Bromis.]
Gréenewich, whose head is Bromis in Bromleie parish, and going from
thence to Lewsham, it taketh in a water from by east, and so directeth
his course foorth right vnto the Thames.
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